MR. IKRAM UL-MAJEED SEHGAL
Independent Director
Skills and Experience
PATHFINDER GROUP has about 12000 employees in over 50 cities/towns in Pakistan. Pathfinder Group includes in its Security Services Division: Security & Management Services (Pvt.) Limited (SMS), Wackenhut Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited (WPPL) and the Financial Services and Technology Division includes Virtual Remittance Gateway (Pvt.) Limited (VRG), i3 Pathfinder (Pvt.) Limited and iPath (Pvt.) Limited.
Our Lady of Fatima Convent, Comilla, Lawrence College, Ghoragali; Notre Dame College, Dhaka; Graduate, Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul; served in Pakistan Army (Infantry and Army Aviation). First Pakistani PW in history to escape from India (in July 1971). Battlefield promotion to rank of Major commanding a rifle company on 13 Dec 71. Commercial Pilot’s Licence (CPL) with over 2000 hours in helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
Former Director EastWest Institute (EWI) USA (Director of the Year 2016), former Director Bank Alfalah Ltd (16 years) and former Chairman K-Electric (KE) and Foundation Member, World Economic Forum (WEF), Switzerland, Formerly Member WEF Global Agenda Council (GAC) for Counter-Terrorism and now “Anti-Corruption and Transparency” and Member WEF Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI). Former Member Business Advisory Board (BAB), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva, Sehgal is Co-Chairman of the ‘Pakistan Committee’ of the Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce (SACC), Geneva. Former Chairman All Pakistan Security Agencies Association (APSAA). Senior Adviser, Director and Member Advisory Committee on CPEC Projects of the National Institute of Strategic Communication (NISC), Peking University, China. Regular Speaker at Defence Services Institutions (like National Defence University (NDU), etc) and International Think Tanks, Sehgal is Vice President and Member Executive Committee, Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE). Former Chairman and Patron-in-Chief Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) and Vice Chairman Board of Management Quaid-e-Azam House Museum (Institute of Nation Building) and Honorary Senior Fellow, Singularity Academy, Zurich, Switzerland. A certified Director from PICG.
Syndicated Edito¬rial Weekly Columnist in 6 countries in 15 newspapers/ magazines, in Pakistan include: English (Regular): Daily Times, Balochistan Express, Messenger, The Regional Times, The Frontier Star & South Asian Monitor (Malaysia) Frequently: The Nation, Business Recorder, Dawn, The News, Pakistan Observer, Pakistan Today & Express Tribune and Urdu Dailies (Regular) Express, Ausaf, Taqat, Khabrain, Intekhab, Ittehad and Awami Awaz (Sindhi), Sarzameen, Nai Baat, The Daily 92 News & Jasarat Frequently: Daily Jang & Nawa-i-Waqt. Publisher & Chief Editor Defence Journal (DJ). Formerly weekly TV Talk show Host. “Escape from Oblivion, a 1971 Episode” and “Blood Over Different Shades of Green” published by Oxford University Press (OUP). Compilation of articles (1980-2020) in 12 books.
Other Directorships and Offices
- Pathfinder (Pvt.) Limited
- Security and Management Services (Pvt.) Limited
- Wackenhut Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited
- SMS Land Development (Pvt.) Limited
- Virtual Remittance Gateway (Pvt.) Limited
- I3 Pathfinder Solutions (Pvt.) Limited
- I Path (Pvt.) Limited
- Futafut Services (Pvt.) Limited
- Jhatse Logistics (Pvt.) Limited
Board Committee Membership
- Chairman Board HR&R Committee – Ghandhara Tyre & Rubber Company Limited